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If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits. – Ruth Benedict

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The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural. – Ruth Benedict

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I havent strength of mind not to need a career. – Ruth Benedict

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No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. – Ruth Benedict

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The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations. – David Friedman

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There are two things which a democratic people will always find very difficult – to begin a war and to end it. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy. – William Tecumseh Sherman

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A state of war is not a blank check… when it comes to the rights of the Nations citizens. – Sandra Day OConnor

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